Sermons on Leaven Bread:

New Meaning For Old Feasts

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 28, 2007

A look at the prophetic, spiritual meaning behind the three major Feasts of the Mosaic Covenant.

In Colossians 2:16-17, we have the Apostle Paul telling the brethren that they were to no longer allow some people to tell them that they must - to be good Christians - observe the various ordinances and statutes of the old Mosaic Law. Paul explains that the various parts of the Mosaic Law have ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Can't You Read The Sign? Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 31, 2023

In Mark 8:1-26, Mark directs our attention to the people around Jesus who are struggling with spiritual blindness in spite of the signs that they should clearly see and understand.

Introduction: A. Have you ever noticed how we sometimes experience involuntary blindness? 1. Something might be sitting right in front of us, and yet we don’t see it; like, “where are my keys?” or “I can’t find my cell phone” or “where’s the pepper?” They are right in front of us! B. Sometimes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Nov 22, 2023

Jesus celebrates Passover and institutes Communion

The Lord’s Supper Mark 14:22-31 I hope you enjoyed time with loved ones for the Thanksgiving holiday, and I hope you took time to truly be thankful to the Lord for how good He is to all of us. Since today is the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I really want us to think about an intimate dinner with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Looking For Leftovers Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 29, 2014

Can God supply all your needs? The Disciples struggled with that idea... and so do many of us. Why do we have such a hard time trusting God in this and how can we learn to believe Him more?

OPEN: I once read the true story of a family that was sitting down at the dinner table for their evening meal. But one of the girls wasn’t happy because they were having leftovers, and she complained about it. The dad was not happy about that and spent a few moments explaining to her ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Worthy Thank Offering To God

Contributed by John Mccormack on Apr 18, 2014

MERCIES RECEIVED FROM GOD

A WORTHY THANK OFFERING TO GOD OBSERVATION: THIS STUDY ADDRESSES A THANK-OFFERING FOR MERCIES RECEIVED FROM GOD. INTERPRETATION: LEVITICUS 7:12 (NKJV) IF HE OFFERS IT FOR A THANKSGIVING, THEN HE SHALL OFFER, WITH THE SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING, UNLEAVENED CAKES MIXED WITH OIL, UNLEAVENED ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 7:12

Denomination: Baptist

Concerning The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Mike Turner on Sep 28, 2004

A sermon for communion

Concerning The Lord’s Supper 1 Cor 11:18-30 I. Examination Before Participation. Vs. 28-30 Before the passover meal was observed, the house where the meal was eaten had to be throughly examined to make sure that no leaven was present in the house. What is leaven ? It was leftover dough from a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Please Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 23, 2004

Nine perils of allowing spiritual fruit to spoil. Failure to fully appropriate the fruits of the Spirit lead many to a false assumption that they are not doing anything wrong. (Symptons include possessiveness, frenzied actions, passivity, leniency, s

Please, Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil (Gal 5:22,23) Many believers are suffering needlessly because they are not allowing the Spirit of God to exhibit the fullness of the nine fruits of the Spirit in and through them. Consequently, many tolerate the leaven of neutrality, apathy and indifference ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yeast And The Narrow Way

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007

This is about the yeast of the Holy Spirit working in us, making us more like Jesus, helping us to walk the narrow way between the kingdom of this earth and the kingdom of God as we strive to serve Jesus.

The woman and the yeast, the Kingdom of God is… Luke 13: verse 20 - 21 Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.“ Yeast is also referred to as Leaven Leaven was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:21-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conflicts, Confession, And The Cost Of Discipleship, Part 1 ( Matthew 16:1-12)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Aug 21, 2025

In this chapter, the Lord Jesus will yet again confront the Pharisees and Sadducees for their religious hypocrisy and Peter will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, which is the rock upon which the church will be built.

After feeding the 4,000 residents of the Decapolis, Jesus and His disciples traveled to the region of Magdala near the city of Caesarea Philippi. It is here where the Pharisees and Sadducees came together for the specific purpose of bringing down Jesus. Their mutual contempt for Him had woven ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-28, Mark 8:27-30, Luke 9:18-21, Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

Passover Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Sep 1, 2003

Teach on the significance of the Passover

Amenhotep II great athletic ability as a youth - archer, runner, but records are pretty silent about his reign. He fathered a son but that son never became Pharaoh - because he died in the last plague Passover looks back to Adam and to Abraham - looks forward to Christ. Parallel the life of Moses ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Feast Of Our Lord

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 2, 2010

we need more today than ever before feast on the word.

THE FEAST OF OUR LORD Leviticus 23:1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3Six days shall work ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Approaching Your Year(2023-4)-4[part 1]

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 25, 2024

4 of 5. God established a novel way for Israel to approach their calendar year. God’s people should have a particular approach toward understanding their calendar year. But, How are we to approach our new year? A proper approach toward your year is found in...

APPROACHING YOUR YEAR-IV[part 1]— Exodus 12:3-13(:1-13) •God’s people must approach their ‘New Year’ within the confines of an exclusive worldview. Need: For all that this New Year will hold, God’s people should & can approach it with Confidence! Even when we cannot know all that our ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:3-9, Exodus 12:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Last Supper Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 17, 2019

In preparation for the Cross, Jesus’ institution of the new memorial consisted of three primary elements: 1) The Directive (vv. 26a, 27), 2) The Doctrine (vv. 26b, 28), and 3) The Duration (v 29).

The Lord’s Table is a remembrance of Christ’s work on the Cross that first Good Friday. Matthew 26 itself is devoted to preparing for the cross. Before chapter 26, has been the preparation that God had made, the preparation of the religious leaders, the preparation of Mary, the sister of Martha ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-29

Denomination: Other

The Feast Of The Passover And Communion

Contributed by Tim Smith on Apr 20, 2011

This message compares The Feast of the Passover and Communion

The Feast of the Passover and Communion There is a traditional question asked at the beginning of each Passover celebration by the youngest child in the family: “Why is this night different from any other night?” In response, the Father answers the question with the telling of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:17-30

Denomination: Methodist

Little Is Much With God Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 25, 2007

I this message I deal with the fact that God accepts us exactly where we are and uses whatever we have for his glory. This is a profound teaching by Jesus. The kingdom comes in small, almost unnoticed ways. But it never ends there.

“Little is Much with God” Matthew 13:31-35 From the OT all the way through to the book of Revelation we find story after story of God’s plan for us. There are stories of battle, there are love stories and there are stories children love. When Jesus came on the scene He came as a teacher. 73 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Baptist